European Commission. Trans-European transport network policy. December Information - Communication 1

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1 European Commission Trans-European transport network policy December 2005 Information - Communication 1

2 Diagnosis - deterioration of modal split Passengers in billion pass.km Cars or lorries Air Coach Rail Goods in billion tonnes/km Inland waterways Pipeline Goods Road 44% Sea 41% Rail 8% Inland waterways 4% Passengers Road 79% Rail 6% Air 5% Short-sea shipping Information - Communication 2

3 Revision of TEN-T - Methodology Mr Van Miert High Level Group comprising 25 current + future member states and EIB Pre-agreed criteria for project selection Located on a major European axis Removal of a major bottleneck Addressing sustainability Commitment of countries concerned Selectivity: more than 100 project proposals analysed Impact assessment and public consultation Commission proposal adopted in April 2004 Information - Communication 3

4 New policy elements for the TENs European priorities targeted by focussing investments on priority projects on 30 major trans-national axes Enlargement facilitated by integrating the networks of the acceding countries within the TENs Sustainability addressed by giving priority to rail, intermodality and Motorways of the sea Organisational means improved to facilitate co-ordination of funding and implementation of projects along the major axes Financial framework adapted to enable concentration and target bottlenecks at border crossings Information - Communication 4

5 Sustainable development and TEN-T Extended Impact Assessment (EIA) Input for EIA An instrument to evaluate the economic, social and environmental effects of European policies and decisions High Level Group, Inter service working groups of the Commission Research and studies STAC, IASON, TIPMAC, ExternE Stakeholder s contribution Public consultation White Paper, Barcelona Conference Presentation to the European Energy and Transport Forum Website: July - September 2003 Directorate-General for Energy and Transport Information - Communication 5

6 Scope of the TEN assessment Main objectives for the analysis - Issues and problems tackled Trend scenario continuation of current demand and investment trends Two alternative investment policy options Quantification of socio-economic impacts Environmental effects Monetary terms: CO2, air+noise pollution Qualitative analysis: NATURA 2000 Directorate-General for Energy and Transport Information - Communication 6

7 EIA of TEN-T Impacts Emissions decrease; monetary value up to 600 M pa 700,00 600,00 500,00 Million 400,00 300,00 200,00 100,00 PM NOx CO2 0,00 European European + Directorate-General for Energy and Transport Information - Communication 7

8 EIA of TEN-T Impacts Natura 2000 analysis NATURA 2000 network will be established in Analysis made by overlaying TEN-T priority projects with existing data and maps of the NATURA 2000; including buffers of 0,5 and 2,5 km and NATURA 2000 areas outside a corridor of 5 km. For most of the projects the overlap is <5%. These effects should be avoided or minimized in the more detailed planning of the concrete project. Directorate-General for Energy and Transport Information - Communication 8

9 EIA of TEN-T Impacts Modal rebalancing achieved in European+ scenario 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% EU15 AC EU27 Trend 2020 European European+ Trend 2020 European European+ Trend 2020 European European+ Routes Rail Voies navigables Directorate-General for Energy and Transport Information - Communication 9

10 The role of the Member States Further environmental assessments of TEN-T projects The Member States have to determine, examine and evaluate the environmental impact, considering particularly protection of human beings, animals and plants, soil, water, air, climate, landscape, cultural and other special goods in the course of environmental assessments, based on European legislation like: Article 5.3 and 5.4 NATURA 2000 Directive (plan and project) SEA-Directive, modified in 2004 (plan and programme) Directive 85/337/EEC (project) Water-framework Directive (water management) Directorate-General for Energy and Transport Information - Communication 10

11 Conclusion TEN-T proposals offer important socio-economic benefits Time and congestion savings Enhanced trade and economic growth Boost to cross-border exchanges Aggregate environmental impacts also positive Greenhouse gases and pollution decrease Project level environmental impact assessment necessary before funding granted Information - Communication 11

12 Further information DG Energy and Transport index_en.html Trans-European Transport Network index_en.htm Contact Information - Communication 12